# The Way--the story?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-way-the-story/60171>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [March 30, 2001, 9:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-way-the-story/60171 "2001-03-30T21:25:38Z")\
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**Author:** ![Agrippina](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/8797f3/32.png) [@Agrippina](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Agrippina)\
**Post date:** [March 30, 2001, 9:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-way-the-story/60171/1 "2001-03-30T21:25:38Z")

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What is the story of Fastball’s The Way? What’s the meaning? Normally I’m good at figuring out the story the lyrics are trying to say, but this one has left me scratching my head. I have an idea, but I don’t know if it’s right.

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**Author:** ![AETBOND417](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/47e85d/32.png) [@AETBOND417](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AETBOND417)\
**Post date:** [March 30, 2001, 11:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-way-the-story/60171/2 "2001-03-30T23:23:55Z")

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I’ve heard many times that it’s based on a true account of an elderly couple who “made up their up their minds / and they started packing / They left before the sun came up that day.” Apparently they drove their car off a cliff or something to that extent. IIRC, it was out West (AZ, CA, NM?). Expect a cite soon.

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**Author:** ![Ms2001](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ms2001/32/18463_2.png) [@Ms2001](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ms2001)\
**Post date:** [March 30, 2001, 11:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-way-the-story/60171/3 "2001-03-30T23:33:06Z")

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[http://www.rocknworld.com/specials/bos/fastball/index.shtml](http://www.rocknworld.com/specials/bos/fastball/index.shtml)

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> There first single, The Way was written by Tony Scalzo (lead vocals, bass, keyboards) and was inspired by a true story of an elderly Texas couple who took off in their RV to go to a family reunion and never made it there. Tony’s account was written before it was ever found out that the couple met their demise at the bottom of an Arkansas cliff and, decidedly his ending was a bit more romantic and carefree.

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**Author:** ![AETBOND417](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/47e85d/32.png) [@AETBOND417](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AETBOND417)\
**Post date:** [March 31, 2001, 2:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-way-the-story/60171/4 "2001-03-31T02:21:05Z")

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I was close (TX is West for me). I was, though, under the impression that it was not an accident. It seems the article states that it was.